Tape Notes

Tape Notes is a podcast about the art and craft of music production. Hosted by John Kennedy, each episode reunites an artist and producer to talk about the highlights of their collaboration in the studio. Their conversations lift the lid on every stage of the creative process, from kindling the first spark of a song idea, through decisions on style and instrumentation, to finessing the final product. Full of fascinating anecdotes, the conversations also feature early demo versions and stems from the original session recordings. The result is a unique insight into the working methods of some of the most innovative and exciting talents in music.

Music
Music Interviews
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TN:121 Disclosure
121 min
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TN:120 The Japanese House, Chloe Kraemer & Geor...
96 min
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TN:119 Blur & James Ford
87 min
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TN:118 Ben Howard and Bullion
89 min
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TN:117 YUNGBLUD & Mati Schwartz
105 min
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TN:116 Sub Focus
104 min
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TN:115 Temps (James Acaster)
104 min
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TN:114 James Ellis Ford
76 min
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TN:113 Diplo (Major Lazer, Sia, Thomas Wesley)
83 min
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TN:112 Benny Sings & Kenny Beats
76 min
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TN:111 Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
84 min
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TN:110 Tom Odell & Laurie Blundell
101 min
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TN:109 SG Lewis (Live)
97 min
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TN:108 Charlie Puth
80 min
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TN:107 Lizzy McAlpine, Philip Etherington & Ehr...
109 min
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TN:106 Mura Masa
74 min
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TN:105 Fred Again..
76 min
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TN:104 FKJ
81 min
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TN:102 Loyle Carner, Kwes & Nick Mills
96 min
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TN:101 The 1975
83 min
21
Bonus Episode - Let's Eat Grandma & David Wrenc...
79 min
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TN:100 FINNEAS
In this milestone 100th episode of Tape Notes, John is joined by the Finneas at Lightship95 Studio, to talk about how he wrote, recorded and produced his album ‘Optimist’ and his new single ‘Mona Lisa Mona Lisa’. Reflecting on the fluidity of...
73 min
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TN:99 Everything Everything
In this episode, John heads to Fiction Studios to catch up with Jon and Alex of Everything Everything to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced the album ‘Raw Data Feel’. Taking us through the very first scraps of ideas, Jon and Alex...
97 min
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TN:98 Lykke Li & Björn Yttling
In this episode, John links up with Lykke Li and producer Bjorn Yttling to talk about how they wrote, recorded and produced Lykke’s latest album ‘EYEYE’. Digging into the truly multi-dimensional record, Lykke and Bjorn look back on their process...
94 min
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TN:97 Foals
In this episode, John is back at Spitfire Audio to catch up with Yannis and Jimmy of Foals, to discuss how they wrote, recorded and produced their new album ‘Life Is Yours’. Giving us a fascinating insight into their process and how they adapted...
57 min